FAIR v. Rumsfeld Conference Nov. 11

FAIR v. Rumsfeld: Exploring the Solomon Amendment Challenge

At Boston College Law School

Friday, November 11, 2005

The Coalition for Equality, the American Constitution Society, the Federalist Society, and students of Boston College Law School are proud to present this day-long conference on FAIR v. Rumsfeld, the landmark case challenging the Solomon Amendment, a federal law that withholds government funding from universities that exercise their non-discrimination policies evenly with all employers, including military recruiters. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case on Dec. 6, and this conference will preview the litigation’s many dimensions and implications.

Key features of the conference:

• Panels exploring the expressive association, compelled speech, and unconstitutional conditions arguments of the case.
• A luncheon address by Joshua Rosenkranz, lead counsel for FAIR.
• A moot court, presided over by Herbert Wilkins, former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in which FAIR President Prof. Kent Greenfield will face nationally-recognized appellate advocate Howard Bashman.

Please join Profs. Mark Tushnet, Paula Johnson, Larry Yackle, Diane Mazur, Charles Baron, Kathleen Clark, Bruce Hay, Joseph Zengerle, Margaret Burnham, Tobias Wolff, Taylor Flynn, Michael Gerhardt, and many more for this exciting day.

Free and open to the public. Lunch provided, with reception to follow the presentations.

For program information, including event times and locations, go to www.bc.edu/clubs/cfe.